Asahi mountain range

Japanese: 朝日連峰 - あさひれんぽう
Asahi mountain range

…A mountain range in the western part of Yamagata Prefecture, straddling the border with Niigata Prefecture, also known as the Asahi Mountain Range. In addition to Mt. Asahi (1,870m), Mt. Ito (1,771m), Mt. Kanko (1,695m), Mt. Koasahi, Mt. Hiraiwa, Mt. Torihara, and Mt. Iwaigame, all with elevations of 1,400 to 1,600m, form a main ridge running roughly north-south and a branch ridge that crosses it obliquely, constituting the Asahi Mountains, which as a whole stretch about 30km north-south and 20km east-west. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "Asahi Mountain Range" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…山形県の西部,新潟県との県境にまたがる山地で,朝日連峰とも呼ばれる。朝日岳(1870m)のほか以東岳(1771m),寒江(かんこう)山(1695m),小朝日岳,平岩山,鳥原山,祝瓶(いわいがめ)山などの標高1400~1600mの山峰がほぼ南北方向の主脈と,それと斜交する支脈をつくりながら,全体として南北約30km,東西約20kmの朝日山地を構成している。…

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